RALLY AND MARCH, OCTOBER 11 Stop War For Empire Bring ALL Troops Home Now! Out of Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan No War on Iran • End the Occupation of Palestine 2 PM, Saturday, October 11th Corner of Devon Avenue & Leavitt Street OCTOBER 11TH marks SIX YEARS since Congress gave President Bush a blank check authorization to invade Iraq. Hundreds of thousands of occupying forces remain there, and the Democratic and Republican Presidential candidates are committed to permanent U.S. military bases in the country, despite the wishes of the Iraqi people. It’s been six years since the Iraq War authorization and the wars have gotten wider still. Over 1 million Iraqis are dead, and this year more U.S. troops have been killed in Afghanistan than any year since that war began. American special forces are operating inside Iran as the U.S. makes repeated threats of full scale war there. Now U.S. troops are invading and launching missiles into Pakistan against the express wishes of the Pakistani people and government. The Senate recently approved an additional $70 million for the U.S. war in Afghanistan, and Congress gave an astounding $700 billion to bail out Wall Street. They are using the billions from our taxes for war funding and corporate bailouts, rather than funding jobs, healthcare, education, and other social services for all. Instead, immigrant communities are being scapegoated with government raids and deportations. On the 6th anniversary of Congress’s war authorization, join us for a peace mobilization in Chicago’s Pakistani-American neighborhood. Help us make a pre-election demand of ALL candidates running this election year: · No more death & destruction -- bring ALL the troops home now! · Legalize the undocumented / Stop the raids and deportations · Fund human needs, not wars abroad and Wall Street bailouts at home. Initiated by the Chicago October 11th Ad Hoc Mobilization for Peace, in conjunction with other demos in 20 U.S. cities. Endorsers here so far: 8th Day Center for Justice; Albany Park, North Park; Mayfair Neighbors for Peace and Justice; ANSWER Chicago; Chicago Area CodePINK; Chicago Coalition Against War and Racism; Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights; Chicago Democratic Socialists of America; Chicago Labor Against the War; Coalition of Pakistani Organizations - Chicago; Comite Anti-Militarizacion Peace and Justice; ANSWER Chicago; Chicago Area CodePINK; Chicago Coalition Against War and Racism; Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights; Chicago Democratic Socialists of America; Chicago Labor Against the War; Coalition of Pakistani Organiza& Justice; Neighbors for Peace; Nicaragua Solidarity Network; North Shore Coalition for Peace & Justice; Pakistani Democratic Forum; Palestine Solidarity Group - Chicago; Party for Socialism and Liberation - Chicago; Pax Christi - St. Gertrudes; Peace Pledge Chicago; St. Harold's Faith Community; World Can't Wait – Chicago Chapter
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